SUPERSEDED Approved Document Fauna Management Plan v1 OPW25/0140

Fauna Management Plan
44 Hoy Road, Lake MacDonald


  Fauna               Management procedure                                      Responsibility     Timing
  management
  scenario
                      • Segmental removal of the tree by a tree surgeon,
                        with hollow‐bearing limbs plugged and lowered
                        to the ground for inspection by the Wildlife
                        Spotter Catcher;
                      • Use of an excavator with vertical grab to lower
                        the main trunk (after removal of lateral limbs); or,
                      • A combination of the above methods.
                      • For smaller trees, or in circumstances where
                        access of a cherry picker is impossible, an
                        excavator with a vertical tree‐grab attachment
                        may be used to lower a tree to the ground for
                        inspection by the Wildlife Spotter Catcher.
 A bird is found      • Wait until the roosting bird has left the tree.         Contractor,        During all
 roosting in a tree                                                             Wildlife Spotter   clearing
                                                                                Catcher
 Bats are found       • See methods for a tree hollow is observed / found       Contractor,        During all
 roosting in a tree     to be inhabited, above.                                 Wildlife Spotter   clearing
                      • It is possible to fell a tree and find bats exiting a   Catcher
                        hollow that was not seen prior to clearance. In
                        this event, the bats can be collected (taking the
                        appropriate precautions to avoid contracting
                        disease from the bats) and kept covered in a box
                        for re-release at dusk or during the night.
 It is suspected      • Inspect felled habitat trees to rescue animals in       Contractor,        During all
 that fauna are         accordance with procedures for an animal is             Wildlife Spotter   clearing
 still within a         captured for relocation.                                Catcher
 habitat tree after   • Felled trees potentially containing nocturnal
 clearance              fauna can be left overnight prior to removal to
                        allow fauna to leave the hollow unaided.
 Flushing out         • All areas containing dense undergrowth (e.g.            Contractor,        During all
 ground dwelling        high grass, areas containing a substantial              Wildlife Spotter   clearing
 animals                covering of leaf debris, stockpiles etc.) are to be     Catcher
                        thoroughly inspected by the Wildlife Spotter
                        Catcher prior to the introduction of heavy
                        machinery.
                      • Removal of undergrowth is to be monitored by
                        the Wildlife Spotter Catcher.
                      • Where dens are identified, clearing is to cease
                        and the Wildlife Spotter Catcher is clearly mark
                        the area and attempt to identify what may be
                        utilising the den.
                      • Clearing is to be guided by the Wildlife Spotter
                        Catcher in accordance with best practice
                        methods which will be dependent on species
                        identification.
 A feral / non-       • Feral animals are to be euthanased in accordance        Contractor,        During all
 native animal is       with the provisions of the Animal Care and              Wildlife Spotter   clearing
 captured               Protection Act 2001.                                    Catcher




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